Commentary for Menachot 123:19

במאי קא מיפלגי אמר ליה רב חסדא לרב המנונא ואמרי לה רב המנונא לרב חסדא בדון מינה ומינה בדון מינה ואוקי באתרה קא מיפלגי

Rabbah said, Likewise with the lulab.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The palm branch required for the Festival of Tabernacles must be waved in the same manner as the waving of the offering. viz., 10 the four directions and upward and downward.');">²²</span> R'Aha B'Jacob used to swing it forward and backward, and hold it out and say, 'An arrow in the eyes of Satan!'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' An expression of defiance, as if to say, 'I defy you Satan!' Or: 'this is an arrow or weapon against your wiles, Satan!' (R. Gershom) .');">²³</span>

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